Can my mum come and help with child for a couple of months ?

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I realise it's against the rules, but it would help immensely if she could come. I suffer from a chronic condition which is flaring up and I've just started a new job. I also suffer form depression. There are no nursery places available at all where I live and I really can't afford it anyway. At the moment I have an Au-pair who helps me with my child, but she's leaving.

Can my mum come to help me ? She would be living with me. My mum lives in a European country ( not red list ) and would come here for a couple of months to give a hand. Single parent. Do you think they'll let her into the country ? She would quarantine as well as doing all the tests. She also had covid in January but hasn't been vaccinated yet. I've been vaccinated already.

I know it's not technically allowed, but I'm really really struggling and have no support here. I need my mum. I barely have the strength to do anything because of my condition but I really need to keep my job and look after the baby. 1 year old.

It's perfectly allowed but she may have to quarantine in a hotel at a cost of £1000s depending on where she is coming from

Not red list. So no she doesn't have to quarantine in a hotel, just at home with me.

Bless her she said she will even quarantine in a hotel to help me though. But currently it's not necessary.

It’s not against the rules; providing support to a vulnerable person (potentially you) is allowed and as you have a child that was under 1 on the 2nd of December you can bubble with another household.
Not sure about the international travel bit - what are the rules on that where she is?

She should be allowed to come stay with you as your support bubble (as you're a single parent) She'll just need to quarantine at your home for the first two weeks. Sounds like you need her, so I'd take her up on the kind offer. In two months time hopefully other informal childcare options will be easier for you.

@FatPatty it actually says that generally the government where she is, is saying you can't travel to the Uk from there. It gives a few exception and names 'caring for family members' as one of them, so perhaps she can come then.

My mum came over (from a European country) multiple times during the first lockdown to help my sister who was having a breakdown . She just filled out any relevant forms in her country and for the UK. No one ever asked her anything (she was driving, not flighing).

The short answer is yes, just do it.
Anyone who judges you for this isn’t worth your time.

Thanks ladies. I'm not so worried about being judged. I'm not even sure who would judge me as I'm quite isolated anyway. Just hope she can actually come and gets through etc.

I dont think it would be against restrictions as long as she self isolates with you. Do make sure she's got appropriate health insurance though, not sure the new system covers everything that EHIC did.

Worth checking what happens when your mum wants to return, to make plans easier.

As you note, you have no support locally so will not have formed a support bubble until you do so with your mum.